Open PDF with PhoneGap in Android

Question

I need open an PDF file that is in an url. I need open it with an PDF Viewer...

It is possible?

Thanks for all.

Best regards.

Were you able to find any library or any workaround for opening PDF with Phonegap in Android? I am also stuck there. — karthick, Mar 18 '13 at 10:35

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 15 '12 at 12:17

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I suggest using the ChildBrowser plugin and using Google's viewer to actualy open the PDF (since Android doesn't have a default PDF viewer).

So you can open a PDF like this:

onclick='window.plugins.childBrowser.showWebPage(encodeURI("http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=' + pdfLink + '"));

answered Nov 15 '12 at 12:17

Ian Devlin

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Can we alter this method to work with a PDF stored on the device? – Ming K Dec 11 '12 at 17:06
As of version 2.3 no need for installing plugin http://docs.phonegap.com/en/2.3.0/cordova_inappbrowser_inappbrowser.md.html#InAppBrowser – gmh04 Mar 21 '13 at 09:13
InAppBrowser doesn't work for PDF's on Android. works well on IOS though. – 29er May 01 '13 at 16:35

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '12 at 09:34

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in android (i don't know phonegap) there are many pdf viewer libraries.

if you develope your application commercial and don't want to pay any money

use first one.

answered Nov 15 '12 at 09:34

Barış Çırıka

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Thanks friend, but i need it for PhoneGap. – Alberto Juarez Nov 15 '12 at 09:42
in Cordova/PhoneGap this means you will have to create a plugin out of one of those – Rocco Apr 02 '14 at 14:34

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